Schuylkill County Obituaries
Jeanne M. Ferhat, age 81, of Pottsville, passed away with her family by her side on Saturday, February 15, 2020 at The Gardens at...
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- Local
Schuylkill Haven, Minersville Football Squads Team Up to Spread Christmas Cheer
Lack of Transparency on Retired Finance Director’s Contract Forces Schuylkill Commissioners to Table Vote
Coroner Called to House Fire in Seltzer
Port Carbon Ponders Response to Fart Cans
State Police Issue Missing Person Alert for Schuylkill County Woman
- News
Schuylkill Haven, Minersville Football Squads Team Up to Spread Christmas Cheer
Lack of Transparency on Retired Finance Director’s Contract Forces Schuylkill Commissioners to Table Vote
Coroner Called to House Fire in Seltzer
Port Carbon Ponders Response to Fart Cans
State Police Issue Missing Person Alert for Schuylkill County Woman
- Business
Big Lots Announces Sale; Fate of Schuylkill County Locations Unclear
500+ Big Lots Distribution Center Employees Notified of Impending Layoffs
Plain n Fancy’s New Owner Taking On Challenge of Reviving an Iconic Schuylkill County Brand
Big Lots to Have Going Out of Business Sales at All 963 Stores; Company in Jeopardy After Sale Falls Through
Pottsville Elf Hunt Beginning at Various Businesses in City
- Crime
Schuylkill County Man Takes Joy Ride in Someone Else’s Vehicle
Sword-wielding Schuylkill County Man Charged with Aggravated Assault, Strangulation
Man Faces Indecent Assault Charge Following Alleged Incident at Holiday Party in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County Woman Says She Was Scammed in Romantic Social Media Relationship
Pottsville Man Charged with Burglary
- Weather
- Obituaries
Michael W. Brennan Jr., 53 – Social Club Manager at Tower City Fire Co.
Carolyn Carroll, 82 – Went to High School with Chubby Checker
🇺🇸 Stanley P. Brozana Jr., 72 – Served 37 Years as Orwigsburg Police Chief
Alberta “Dolly” Eye, 100 – Active in Girardville Community
🇺🇸 Robert Donton, 75 – Awarded Bronze Star for Heroism
- State
Trump Shot at Pennsylvania Rally: 2 Dead (including the shooter) and 2 Critically Injured
Members of Deadly “Fentanyl Robbery Gang” Indicted by Federal Grand July
Roman’s Law for Autistic Students Passes PA Senate
State Senate Bill Would Limit “Vexatious” Right-to-Know Requests
It’s Now Illegal to Use Hand-held Devices While Driving in Pennsylvania
- Sports
Nahas Gets 2 Wins in Consecutive Outings; Blankenhorn Drives in Run vs. Phillies
Evitts Has Big Night in Rattlers Romp Over Strike Force
Source: Blankenhorn Being Promoted to Nationals
Blankenhorn Cracks 5 Homers in Series Against Lehigh Valley; Nahas Earns Second Win
Schuylkill Haven Grad Kicking for Playoff-bound Arizona Rattlers in IFL
Local Business News
A lifeline for Big Lots and its local workforce?
Schuylkill County Police News
A Frackville man has been ordered to answer to charges that he swung a sword at another man during an altercation back in October....
Local Business News
Layoffs to be completed by end of March 2025
Schuylkill Religion News
Angels, a star, and a newborn in a manger—witnesses recount extraordinary events in Bethlehem.
Schuylkill County News
A Christmas tradition started four ago is now spreading in Schuylkill County. For the past few years, members of the Schuylkill Haven Area football...
Schuylkill County News
Paul Buber retired Dec. 13; On-demand contract would extend to end of year
Schuylkill County News
Some residents in one Schuylkill County community are wondering what can be done about fart cans on vehicles. Folks in one neighborhood of Port...
Schuylkill County News
UPDATE: McCoy has been located, according to PA State Police. State Police have issued a Missing Endangered Person Advisory for a woman from Schuylkill...
Schuylkill County News
One of the four suspects in the armed robbery at Minersville General Store earlier this year, pled guilty on separate charges Friday morning in...
Schuylkill County Police News
A Schuylkill County man was recently jailed after taking a joy ride in the middle of the night … in his neighbor’s vehicle. According...
Schuylkill County Police News
Joseph Disabella charged following alleged incident at party.
Schuylkill County Police News
Losses reported over two-year timeframe
Schuylkill County Police News
Victim reports it's an ongoing issue with the accused
Schuylkill County Police News
Pirate reportedly had an Uber or Lyft sign in their windshield.
Schuylkill County Police News
Police: Eileen Haines caught on video abusing her 92-year-old mother.
Local Sports
Here is a weekly update on coal region natives in pro baseball.
Local Sports
Arizona advances to league championship game on Aug. 17.
Local Sports
Travis Blankenhorn is returning to The Show. The Washington Nationals are expected to promote the Pottsville native to their Major League roster today, according...
Local Business News
It's more than just donuts and sticky buns these days.
Local Business News
It appears the final days for Big Lots are upon us. On Thursday, the company announced that it’ll begin Going Out of Business sales...
Local Business News
Special event starts on Small Business Saturday
Local Community News
A student at Blue Mountain Elementary-West has been chosen as one of the 13 winners of the state Office of Attorney General’s 28th Annual...
Local Community News
Pottsville Rotary Club has named its December Students of the Month. Students are chosen from Pottsville Area High School, Minersville Area High School, and...
Local News
The chosen candidate backs out over "personal reasons".
Local News
JFK passes and trash bills likely going up in 2025.
PA News
US Rep. Meuser calls for prayers for Trump
PA News
US Attorney: Gang used drugs and guns for its heists
PA News
Bill now goes to State House for consideration.
Coal Region Culture
Host a spectacular cookout this summer!
Coal Region Culture
The results were pretty remarkable.
Coal Region Culture
Grover's prediction aligns with Punxsutawney Phil.
Schuylkill County Man
The wig apparently didn't work.
Pottsville News
An argument about the swords' pedigree escalated quickly.
Schuylkill County Man
His blood-alcohol level was 0.172%.
Schuylkill County Woman
She hit him in the face with tongs.
Schuylkill County Woman
Tamaqua has a no nonsense policy.
Schuylkill County Woman
Woman entered two homes without permission .
USA News
Friday night’s billion-dollar Mega Millions drawing has a sole winner. The winning ticket was sold in Cottonwood, California, Mega Millions announced following the drawing....
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Local Weather
Schuylkill County is under a Winter Weather Advisory for late Friday night into early Saturday morning. The Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from 10...
Local Weather
Light freezing rain possible late tonight into Saturday morning
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Agatha C. Mooney, RN, age 94, of Pottsville, passed away Monday, February 17, 2020 at Providence Place in Pottsville. Born in Hazleton on January...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
John C. Baumgartner, 71 of Pottsville, died Friday at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill East. He was born August 4, 1948 in Baltimore, Md. He was...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Robert ‘Bobby’ Williams, 65, of Ringtown, passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2020, while in the company of his parents at the Shenandoah Manor Nursing...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Edna C. Weikel, 88, Girardville passed away peacefully Sunday, February 16, at Shenandoah Manor Nursing Center. Born in Hegins, she was a daughter of...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Robert A. Edwards, 69, of Summit Station, passed away Sunday, February 16, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Orwigsburg. Born in Pottsville, on March 21, 1950,...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Rodger M. Fegley, 78, of Lavelle, passed away February 15, shortly after admission to the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born in Shamokin, February 23,...
Local Business News
Apparently, this video’s been out for a few months but we just saw it on the newsroom TV last night. Actually, we heard it...
Local Sports
Here’s a look at the schedule and results for the 2020 District XI Boys Basketball Playoffs. First round action begins on Friday, Feb. 21:...
Local Sports
In the coal region, the pursuit of a PIAA championship begins with the District XI playoffs. In 2020, a total of 10 Schuylkill League...
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. We collected these obituaries through the end of the day: February 15, 2020. Obituaries are collected from...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
William F. Shafransky, 87, of Brandonville, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2020. Bill was born in Shenandoah, on September 28, 1932, a son of...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
James E. Campion, Sr. 90, of Pottsville, passed away on Thursday morning at Schuylkill Center, Pottsville. Born in Heckscherville, on February 24, 1929, he...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Ruby L. Berger, 86, of Orwigsburg, passed away Tuesday, February 11, at Laurel Center, Hamburg. Ruby was born in South Manheim Township on January...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Christian L. Deem, 41, of New Ringgold, passed away on February 11, 2020 in his home. Born in Coaldale, he was the son of...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Paul E. Burns, 72, of Pottsville, passed away on Friday at Valley Manor Health and Rehabilitation Center, Coopersburg. Born in Pottsville, he was a...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Natalie Gabuzda, 94, of Mahanoy City, passed away Thursday, February 13, at Lehigh Valley East Norwegian, Pottsville. Natalie was born in Trenton, PA on...
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Police from Schuylkill, Berks, and Lehigh counties captured a Pottsville fugitive earlier Saturday morning. According to Tilden Township PD, Archie Cicccanti was taken into...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
JoAnn Z. Clayton, 65, Girardville, passed away peacefully Thursday, February 13, at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was preceded in death...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Reverend Edmund J. Brennan, 66, Girardville, passed away peacefully at Saint Luke’s Hospital, Bethlehem on Wednesday, February 12. Born in Ashland, Father Brennan is...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Anthony “Tony” Kurdilla , 82, a well known Frackville musician, passed away peacefully on Wednesday February 12th at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill, Pottsville surrounded by...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Gertrude A. “Gertie” Skibiel, 86, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Thursday, Feb. 13, at Reading Hospital, West Reading. Born Aug. 28, 1933, in Pottsville,...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Eldora H. Seaman, 96, passed away Wednesday, February 12, at Orwigsburg Center, where she had been a resident. Born in Pottsville on September 16,...
Schuylkill County News
Want to avoid the polls on Election Day in 2020? Pennsylvania voters can now get a mail-in ballot. The mail-in ballot for Pennsylvania voters...
Schuylkill County Man
It was a work break that Schuylkill County Man would like to forget. According to State Police at Hazleton, a 48-year-old Pottsville man had...
Schuylkill County News
You hear two narratives coming from the business community in downtown Pottsville. One is the stale narrative we’ve been hearing for the last 20-30...
Coal Region Culture
Today is Valentine’s Day. Some people really love it. And man, some people absolutely hate the holiday. For this recent Talkback 16 caller from...
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Why does the mainstream media keep saying Joe Biden is the favorite in the upcoming South Carolina Democrat primary? Is it because of the...
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The trial for the woman accused of murdering Pottsville businessman Patrick Murphy has once again been delayed. According to court records in New Orleans,...
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